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History · Loon Lake Township

Half of Loon Lake Township’s homes were built after 2002

Most of Loon Lake Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2002. Below: maps from 1959 on.

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What stands out about Loon Lake Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Loon Lake Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Loon Lake Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Loon Lake Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Loon Lake Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 626 as of the 2020 census. This township took its name from Loon Lake.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 540 to 626 (+16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Loon Lake Township on the map in 1959

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Loon Lake Township.

Loon Lake Township on the 1959 USGS map1959Nisswa sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Loon Lake Township.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Myers Fieldairport

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Maple TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPequot Lakes3 historic placesC+JenkinsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake Shore1 historic placeBWilson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNisswa2 historic placesC+

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.